Transmission is the public talks programme organised by the BA Fine Art course in the Department of Art and Design at Sheffield Hallam University. We welcome artists, curators, writers, performers, activists, publishers and educators to the city to share their practice and to engage in dialogue about what they make, think and do. Transmission investigates the breadth of contemporary practice to reflect the diverse artistic, aesthetic, personal, cultural, intellectual, social and commercial contexts in which artists currently operate.

In 2026/27 Transmission will value the diverse approaches different people take to developing ideas and finding ways to do the things that matter. 

We ask: How does our creative practice happen? What are the ways we make, think and do? How do we find out what works for us?

Please get in touch if you wish to combine a visit to Transmission with a Schools and Colleges Fine Art Taster Day.